117 – Pumps

7 March 2003

Alert 03 – 14 Failure of High Pressure Line Results in High Potential Serious Incident

Alert 03 – 14 Failure of High Pressure Line Results in High Potential Serious Incident WHAT HAPPENED: A slick line lubricator was made up on top of
7 March 2003

Alert 03 – 10 Decanting Synthetic Based Mud Can Results in a Flash Fire

Alert 03 – 10 Decanting Synthetic Based Mud Can Results in a Flash Fire WHAT HAPPENED: The purpose of this alert is to remind everyone of a
8 October 2002

Alert 02 – 46 Fall from Mud Pump

Alert 02 – 46 Fall from Mud Pump WHAT HAPPENED: A derrickman opened the relief valve to bleed off the mud pump then made repairs to stop
8 April 2002

Alert 02 – 15 Pressure Washing Incident Results in Injection Injury

Alert 02 – 15 Pressure Washing Incident Results in Injection Injury WHAT HAPPENED: An employee was using a pressure washer with a pressure rated at 3,000 psi.
8 February 2002

Alert 02 – 06 Mud Pump Pulsation Dampener Explosion

Alert 02 – 06 Mud Pump Pulsation Dampener Explosion WHAT HAPPENED: An explosion occurred in the Mud Pump Room of a Jackup Rig operating off the coast
16 November 2001

Alert 01 – 40 Pressure Testing Fuel Hose Results in a Serious Injury

Alert 01 – 40 Pressure Testing Fuel Hose Results in a Serious Injury WHAT HAPPENED: While pressure testing a fuel transfer hose in preparation to transfer fuel,
5 May 2000

Alert 00 – 15 Additional Serious Incidents with Mismatched Hammer Unions

Alert 00 – 15 Additional Serious Incidents with Mismatched Hammer Unions WHAT HAPPENED: Although two alerts have been issued on this equipment already, incidents are still occurring
5 March 2000

Alert 00 – 09 Ground/Bonding Wire

Alert 00 – 09 Ground/Bonding Wire WHAT HAPPENED: A contract service company that cleans tanks and vessels experienced an explosion inside a special high-capacity vacuum truck used to
6 October 1999

Alert 99 – 31 High Pressure Release of Trapped Nitrogen

Alert 99 – 31 High Pressure Release of Trapped Nitrogen WHAT HAPPENED: Following the foam cementation of 20″ (50 cm) casing in deepwater from a semi-submersible rig,